Epson 4000's trickling in

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Stanley Krute

Just checked with our distributors. Epson 4000
printers are due to start trickling in over the
next few weeks. Exciting for those of us
who see this machine as a nice quantum point.
Archival beautiful color 16x20's for we masses.

-- stan

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Stanley Krute said:
Just checked with our distributors. Epson 4000
printers are due to start trickling in over the
next few weeks. Exciting for those of us
who see this machine as a nice quantum point.
Archival beautiful color 16x20's for we masses.
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Pricey damn printer...should I get one...hmmm...

Epson PDF:
#
# The Epson Stylus Pro 4000 offers a sleek, black and silver
# metallic design that features an easy-to-use front control panel
# with backlit displays and ink level indicators. Operation is
# simplified with six simple buttons located next to the display
# panel.
#
# Setup time and effort is also greatly reduced by a built-in
# auto head alignment feature. This technology uses a builtin white
# beam sensor that automatically scans printed alignment patterns
# created by the printer and then makes automated adjustments if
# necessary.
#
# The same white beam sensor is also used to detect
# clogged nozzles and automatically activate head cleaning cycles
# when/if necessary.

I'm trying to parse the auto-cleaning part, since getting stuck
nozzles is the number one PITA as far as I'm concerned.

Questions: if one nozzle is clogged, is it still going to suck
ink through ALL of them to clean it?

If I don't happen to use it for a week, will it make check/anticlog
runs automatically?

If one had to manually attempt to clean it because the cleaning
cycles wouldn't, can the heads be gotten at without disassembly?

Since no one has one yet...

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I've got an Epson Stylus Photo (785EXP) and it's got a number
of clogged nozzles that cleaning cycles have not fixed. I've
fixed that before by awkwardly (the printer hates it) sliding
the ink cartridge holder out, pulling out the cartridge and
using ugh acetone/nail polish remover(?) which worked well.

The only legit way to get at the cartridge container is if
the damn thing runs out of ink. Then it will "present" itself
after pushing the refill button.

Anyone know how to have it "present" itself without forcing
it along the tracks?
 
All the Epson's have a way to move the cartridge without the ink being out.
On the 785 you hold down the first button on the left for 3 seconds or until
you hear it start to move. It will come to the center and park.

Epsons run ink through all the nozzles when running a cleaning cycle. Heads
are not designed to be removed by consumers. Many have attempted it and the
printer still worked but others have failed.

If you leave the printer off until you are ready to print you won't have
long cleaning cycles. The longer you leave the printer on waiting to print
the longer the cleaning cycle will be when you finally do signal the printer
to print. Also be sure to turn it off using the power switch of the
printer.

I have owned many Epson's and never had a problem with clogging. I love my
Epson printers.
 
I have agreed with you about your Epsons 100%......I have never had a
problem with any I have had (4, to be exact) never a clog and my only reason
for getting a new one has been the desire to upgrade........I feel the same
way about my Epson 3170 Photo scanner......................!
 
Safetymom123 said:
All the Epson's have a way to move the cartridge without the ink being out.
On the 785 you hold down the first button on the left for 3 seconds or until
you hear it start to move. It will come to the center and park.
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SOB!!! Where did you get that tidbit of info? I searched all over for it.

I ended up running cleaning cycles until it ran out of ink, then used
a Q-Tip with isopropol (sic) alchohol on the puncture intakes, and
pretty soon the weeks-old clog was gone.
If you leave the printer off until you are ready to print you won't have
long cleaning cycles. The longer you leave the printer on waiting to print
the longer the cleaning cycle will be when you finally do signal the printer
to print. Also be sure to turn it off using the power switch of the
printer.
Click to expand...

Okay, I'll started doing that.
I have owned many Epson's and never had a problem with clogging. I love my
Epson printers.
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I want a good new printer (13 x 19) and I'm not doing high-volume or
archive papers...should I go for the nifty yet expensive 4000 ($1700)
or the now ancient 2200 ($600)?
 
I have a 785 and the moving the head over is mentioned in the manual. I
would go with the 2200 if you don't need the larger size. The 4000 won't be
available for a few months anyway.
 
Safetymom123 said:
I have a 785 and the moving the head over is mentioned in the manual. I
would go with the 2200 if you don't need the larger size. The 4000 won't be
available for a few months anyway.
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I'll have to dig up my manual to reply to that.

Regarding choosing between a 2200 and 4000, what's the
deal with the ink cartridge sizes?

The 4000 will take 220 ml and 110 ml cartridges.

The 2200 takes 18 ml cartridges???

http://meritline.com/ept0coliblin.html
 
Hi Carrie

If you just need 13x19, and don't print
lots, go with the 2200.

The 4000 is made for folks who want larger
prints andor who print lots. That's
why it has the industrial-size (relatively) ink
cartridges.

The great thing about both printers for we
who love longevity is that the prints should
last for a long time.

-- stan
 
Hi SafetyMom123
The 4000 won't be
available for a few months anyway.
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My distributor was showing a few due to
arrive in early January, but they're now
showing them as Past Due.

I'm sniffing mid-February for the floodgates
to open. This thing is going to sell hugely.

-- Stan
 
Regarding Epson printers clogging up, I've owned several Epsons
starting with the Stylus 400 Color and currently a Stylus Photo 1270
and Photo 820. What I have found, consistently over the past few
years, is that my home photo printer NEVER clogs, and my office photo
printer is always clogged, to the point of being unusable most of the
time. The difference is in the environment. My home printer is in a
cool (50-65 degreesF) humid basement computer room, and my office
printer is in a warm, sometimes hot (72-90F), low-humidity office. My
home computer is almost always left turned on and ready to go.
Sometimes I don't print for weeks, and it still is not clogged. My
office printer is guaranteed to be clogged and unusable on a Monday
morning if left on over the weekend and always in the hot summer
months...

- Cecil
 
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